UPDATED SUMMER OPENING HOURS – 15/06/2020

The locally hand-picked and pickled capers – 11/06/2020

  Capers have been used in cooking since at least 2000BC in Mesopotamia and they …

The oldest cultivated Mediterranean fruit species: Figs – 10/06/2020

    The fig tree (Ficus carica, Tin), which originated in the Middle East and …

The wild leek in the Maltese Islands – 09/06/2020

  The first expression of agriculture in prehistory dates back to the Neolithic Revolution, to …

Encountering Malta’s National Plant at Dingli Cliffs – 05/06/2020

  Since 1971, the Maltese Rock-Centaury (Cheirolophus crassifolius, Widnet il-Baħar) has been recognised as Malta’s …

The prolific prickly pear blooms – 04/06/2020

  Like all cacti, the Prickly pear (Opuntia ficus-indica, Bajtar tax-Xewk) are native to the …